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Mystery Science - Why do Bears Hibernate?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was in the tree at the beginning of the video?

a)

a squirrel

b)

a hummingbird

c)

a cat

d)

a bear

2.

When bears wake up from hibernation they are perky and ready to head off to find friends or food.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Hibernation means...

a)

being able to run fast.

b)

being inactive for months in the winter.

c)

you moved to a new nation.

4.

What kinds of animals don't hibernate in the winter. Mark all the right choices.

a)

birds

b)

deer

c)

squirrels

d)

bears

e)

foxes

5.

What kinds of foods do bears eat? Mark all the right choices.

a)

squirrels

b)

fish

c)

trees

d)

insect larvae

e)

grass, berries

6.

what other animals hibernate? Mark all the ones mentioned in the lesson.

a)

bats

b)

skunks

c)

parrots

d)

groundhogs

7.

The lesson suggestions animals hibernate because...

a)

they are tired and need the rest.

b)

there isn't enough of their food source available during the winter.

c)

they don't like the cold.

8.

Animals that hibernate aren't exactly asleep. They...

a)

are meditating.

b)

have slowed down all their body processes.

c)

are pretending to be asleep.

9.

A hibernating bear needs less of .... (mark all correct answers)

a)

food

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

entertainment

10.

The lesson suggests we think of hibernation as the animal putting their body on...

a)

vacation.

b)

pause.

c)

display.